Hose reel



March 1, 1949. W, H, MACKEY T AL 2,463,192

HOSE REEL 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed Aug. 27, 1945 March 1, 1949. H, MACKEYET AL 2,463,192

HosE REEL Filed Aug. 27, 1945 l 2 sheets-sheet 2 INVENTO'RS PatentedMar. l, 1949 ff UNITED STATES PATENT fori-*lios William H. Mackey,Teaneck, N. J., and Johan Edward Johansen, Bronx, N. Y., assgnors to,Johns-Manvlle Corporation, New York, N.` Y., l a corporation of New YorkApplication August 27, 1945, Serial-No.` 612,974-

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The instant invention relates to collapsible reels Referringparticularly to Figs.L 1, 2. and; 3',.-.the and, more particularly, tohose reels of the type reel indicated generally at lllsisillustratedvasemployed for conveying insulation and the like relatively permanentlymounted on `a suitable in the conventional blowing method of insubase orfloor I2 which may preferably consti., lating wall spaces in homes andother buildings tute the floor of a truck orthe like. Reel IIl inandwill be described in this connection. it will cludes a shaft I4 to whichare keyed :bearing be appreciated, however, that the reel may havemembers IS (see Fig. 5) rotatably supporting opmany other uses and theinvention is not to be posed hubs I8. Pair of legs and 22 4atoppoconsidered as limited to any particular applisite sides of the reelsupport the shaft from .the cation. lo floor or other foundation, thelegs of each. pair For the insulation of Wall spaces as referred tobeing hingedly .connectedr to an end portion :.of above, portableequipment is employed. Usually the shaft projecting beyond the hub, `asillus- `the equipment, comprising a blower together with trated in Figs.3 and 5, and retainedfin position a hose of suicient length, to takecare of all by nuts 24. In the preferredembodiment of the normalsituations, is mounted on a truck or other 1 invention, a corresponding.leg 20 of eachpai'r conveyance which also carries a supply of the oflegs is secured to the floor or the like I2, .by

insulating material. The instant invention is dihinge 26. The other ofeach pair of legs prefer;- rected to, and has for its principal object,the ably carries a roller or caster 28. When the 'reel provision of ahose reel to be mounted on the is in operative position the legs areretained truck and which, when in normal operative con- 20 againstspreading beyond the desired inverted `dition, may be used to hold thehose during its V-relationship shown in Fig. 1 'bymeansofga transport toand from the job but when the hose spreader comprising two sectionshingedly conhas been removed, may be collapsed to provide nected at 32,the sections in turn"` beinghinged greater space in the truck foroperation of the to the legs, as shown at 34. blowing machine andhandling of the insulating 25 The reel proper comprises.similarA heads36, material. ea-ch formed by two sets of similar arms 38` amil!)Another object of the invention is the provision preferably comprisingangle bars as shown. ."The of a hose reel of relatively simpleconstruction arms 38 and Ml are pivotally mounted onrtlieir and of acharacter to permit it to be easily colrespective hubs, the pvotedconnections `-:being lapsed or knocked down and set up as occasion 3cequally spaced and dening a circle concentric demands. to the axis oftheshaft asillustrated` at42.

' Another object of the invention is the provision Adjacent arms `38 ofeach` set `areqconnectcd of a collapsible hose reel of the typedescribed in near their outer ends by foldable blracesM` corn,- `whichno loose or separate parts are required prising segments `lland 48pivotedonthearms which may become lost or misplaced. l andalsovpivotally connected togetheras indicated A further object of theinvention is the proat 50. Oneof the.l segmentsfextends beyondthe visionof a hose reel including collapsible heads other and includes aretrovertedportion 52, (see and a skeletal drum connecting said heads.Fig. 6) embracing the other segmentfand` .pro-

Our invention will be more fully understood and vided with a detent 54received within recess 56 further `objects and advantages thereof becomeof said other segmentfwherebythe braces wlltbe apparent when referenceis made to the more demaintained in the `position shown in 'Figfl .bythetailed description of a preferred embodiment of frictional engagement ofthe detent within lthe the linvention which is to follow and to theacrecess. The braces may be quickly,` and, easily companyng drawings inwhich: collapsed to the folded condition shown inFig. i Fig. 1 is a sideelevational View of the hose 45 2 when desired `by.applyingsuillcientforcein an reel of the instant invention in set up condition; inwardradialv direction to :overcome such fric- Fig. 2 is a side elevationalview of the hose reel 4tional engagement. Adjacent `arms 40 are .Y con.-in collapsed condition; nected by braces 58, similar in. all .respects`to f `Fig.3 is an end elevational view of the reel; braces 44. r Y, y y.

Fig.- 4 is a detail view on an enlarged scale of 50 lThe outside oradjacent .arms of the two sets the hub construction; are adaptedfto beconnected together tohold the Fig. 5 is a plan view of the constructionshown reel in-assembled condition .by ,bracketscq In in Fig. 4; and theconstruction shown the bracketsare pivotally Fig. `6 is a sectional Viewtaken on the line connected to thetwo outside.arms3.8,.the oppo- 6e-6.of Fig. y-1 and on anenlargediscale. 55 `site endsof;the.bracketsd'includlng pslfolations 3 for receiving preferablyheaded pins 62 carried by the two outside arms 40. Keepers 64 areadapted to be swung behind the heads of the pins to prevent accidentaldisengagement of the brackets from the pins. It will .be appreciatedthat the invention is not limited to the particular brace and bracketconstructions shown and described, and "that other equivalent devicesmay be employed.

One of the outside arms 38 carries a pin S6 for cooperation with a latchlll carried by the other outside arm 38. Similarly one of the outsidearms 40 carries a latch 68 forv cooperationv with pin '|'2 on the other'outside arm 4l). The latches cooperate with their respective pins tohold the reel in -collapsed condition as shown in Fig. 2.

A drum 13 on which the hose is wound connects the heads 36. The drum issuitably of skeletal construction and comprises angle bars lll welded orotherwise secured at their opposite ends to corresponding armsk of thetwo heads of the reel. The angle bars are equally spaced from the hub asuitable distance to provide a drum of the desired circumference,

To prevent side sway of the reel during rough handlingand usage, a bracei6 may be employed. This brace comprises a U bar or the like provided atits upper end with an eye `fer litting over shaft I4 beneath the nut 2liat one end of the shaft. The opposite end of the brace may be providedwith a hook 'i8 for cooperation with a keeper 86 mounted in a suitablerecess in the oor structure.

The reel set up in operative condition is illus- 'trated in Fig. 1, arms38 and 430 constituting the opposed heads being maintained in theirproper spaced relationship by braces d4 and 58, and brackets 60. Legs 2tand 22 at each end of the reel are spread to provide an invertedV-support, further spreading being prevented by members 3G. Brace 'i6has its lower end hooked into the keeper Bil. The reel set up in thismanner is in condition to receive a plurality of convolutions of a hoseor other elongated element 82 (see Fig. 3) for storage andtransportation purposes.

When the hose has been removed and the reel is temporarily not in use,keepers 64 are unlatched and braces 60 slipped off pins 62. Each of the:braces 44 and 58 is then collapsed, or partially collapsed, by applyingsuflicient pressure .adjacent the pivot between the two segments and inan inward radial direction to release the frictional engagement betweendetent 54 and its recess, adjacent arms of each set moving toward eachother and the reel collapsing in the direction indicated by the arrow 8iin Fig, 2. This movement is continued until the arms of each set lie insubstantially parallel relationship as illustrated in Fig. 2, withbraces 44 and 58 in folded condition. The arms are maintained in theiradjacent relationship by latches 6 8 and 'i0 cooperating with theirrespective pins 'l2 and 66. Brace 15 is unhooked from keeper 80 and legs22 forced into adjacent relationship with legs 20. The reel is then ina` completely collapsed or knocked down state in which it takes uplittle room as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2. The steps required to openor expand the reel so that-it can vagain receive the hose are thereverse of those are connected together at all times, no loose elementsbeing employed which could easily become lost or mislaid.

Having thus described our invention in rather full detail it will beunderstood that these details need not be strictly adhered to but thatvarious changes and' modifications mayk suggest themselves to oneskilled in the art all falling within the scope of the invention asdefined by the subjoined claims.

What we claim is:

1. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, mean-s rotatablysupporting said hubs, a plurality of armsl carried by each of said hubsto denne heads for the reel, said arms being rotatably attached to saidhubs by pivotal connections in Xed relative relationship on said hubsand being swingable on said connections from a folded, adjacentrelationship to a spaced, head-deiining relationship, and means forsecuring said ar-ms in said last-named relationship.

2. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, means rotatablysupporting said hubs in spaced relationship, a plurality of arms carriedby each of said hubs to dene heads for the reel, said arms beingrotatably attached to said hubs by pivotal connections in fixed relativerelationship on said hubs and being swingable on said connections froman adjacent, substantiallyparallel relationship to a spaced,head-defining relationship, means for securing said-arms in saidlastnamed relationship, and members connecting the opposed arms onsaidspaced hubs tol dene a skeletal drum when said arms are in head-deliningrelationship.

3. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a shaft rotatablysupporting said hubs in spaced relationship, a plurality of armslcarried by each of said hubs to denne heads for the reel, said .armsbeing rotatably attached t0 said hubs by pivotal connections in fixedrelative relationship on said hubs and being swingable on saidconnections from an adjacent, substantially parallel relationship to aspaced, head-defining relationship, means carriedA bysaid arms at pointsspaced from said connections for securing said arms in said last-namedrelationship, and members connecting the opposed arms on said spacedhubs to denne a skeletal drum when said arms are in head-definingrelationship.

4. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a plurality of armspivotally mounted on each of said hubs to deiine heads for the reel, thearms carried by each of said hubs being divided into sets and the armsof each set being swingable on said pivotal connections from anadjacent, substantially parallel4 relationship to a spaced, headdefiningrelationship, and means for securing said arms in said last-namedrelationship, said last-named means comprising foldable bracesconnecting the arms of each of said sets at points spaced fromsaidpivotal connections, and brackets detachably connecting adjacentarms of the sets.

5. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a plurality of armspivotally mounted on each of said hubs to define heads for the reel, thearms carried by each of said hubs being divided into sets and the armsof each set being swingable on said pivotal connections from anadjacent, substantially parallel relatio-nship toy aspaced, headdeningrelationship, means for securing said arms in said last-namedrelationship, said lastnamed means comprising collapsible bracesconnecting the armsl of each of said sets` at points spaced from saidpivotal connections, and brackets detachably connecting adjacent arms ofthe sets, and members connecting the opposed arms on said hubs to definea skeletal drum when said arms are in head-dening relationship.

6. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a shaft rotatablysupporting said hubs in spaced relationship, a plurality of arms carriedby each of said hubs to define heads for the reel, said arms beingswingable on said hubs from an adjacent, substantially parallelrelationship to a spaced, head-defining position, means for securingsaid arms in said position, and supporting means for said shaftcomprising pairs of legs hingedly connected to said shaft, the legs ofeach pair being adapted to be swung on said shaft from closed,substantially parallel relationship to an open, spread position.

7. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a shaft rotatablysupporting said hubs in spaced relationship, a plurality of arms carriedby each of said hubs to dene heads for the reel, said arms beingswingable on said hubs from an adjacent, substantially parallelrelationship to a spaced, head-defining position, means for securingsaid arms in said position, supporting means for said shaft comprisingrpairs of legs hingedly connected to said shaft, the legs of each pairbeing adapted to be swung on said shaft from closed, substantiallyparallel relationship to an open, spread position, and means forsecuring said legs in said position.

8. A collapsible reel comprising opposed hubs, a shaft rotatablysupporting said hubs in spaced relationship, the ends of said shaftextending beyond said hubs, arms carried by each of said hubs throughpivotal connections spaced around said hubs, the arms carried by each ofsaid hubs being divided into sets with the arms of each set swingable onsaid pivotal connections from an adjacent, substantially parallelrelationship to a spaced, head-defining relationship, means for securingsaid arms in said last-named relationship, said last-named meanscomprising collapsible brackets connecting the arms of each set, andbrackets detachably connecting adjacent arms of the sets, a pair of legspivotally connected to said shaft at the opposite, extending endsthereof, the legs of each pair being adapted to be swung from a closed,adjacent relationship, to an open, spread relationship, and collapsiblebrackets for maintaining said legs in their spaced relationship.

WILLIAM H. MACKEY.

JOHAN EDWARD J OHANSEN.

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